BENNET. lily emma

[lily bennet*]

*LILY EMMA BENNET,

* back to basics ,

name : Lily Emma Bennet
nicknames : none
age : sixteen
year: junior in high school
major : none
birthday : April 9, 1992
sexuality : straight
place of birth : syracuse, new york

* the outer shell ,

celebrity play-by : taylor swift
hair color : blonde
eye color : blue
weight : 140 pounds
height : 5'9"
overall :

Lily is never one to flaunt herself, and in fact tries to hide in herself. Her long blonde hair is naturally curly, and she usually doesn't do much with it. She hides in her hair; it's just wild enough to hide her face and allow her to duck in it. She does her makeup lightly; it helps that her skin is next-to-flawless. Lily's goal is to be as invisible as possible 90% of the time, because most of the time she doesn't desire attention.

Lily is relatively tall for a girl, standing at 5'9". This has been a constant source of embarassment for her, because she'd rather be smaller and shrink out of the picture. She is thin, but not overly so. Lily usually dresses simply, in jeans and tee shirts, occassionally with jewelry.

* what you see ,

overall personality :

Lily is first and foremost shy, almost painfully so. Her goal in life is to be completely invisible, and not do anything that would draw unwanted attention. She prefers to sit in the back, by herself, and not talk to anyone. In fact, she sometimes challenges herself to go through classes without saying a word.

She has a very hard time letting anyone else into her world, but once you have gained her trust, Lily is the most loyal friend you could ever have. She'll be the first to encourage you, support you in everything you do, and love you unconditionally. She won't expect much in return, because she's used to people letting her down. Lily is quite the opposite of bossy and pushy, and will let everyone else make decisions for her without complaint.

In terms of love, Lily's love life and love skills are...nonexistant. She is terrified of having a boyfriend and falling for someone. Because of her history, she's tried to avoid boys at all cost. However, there is a side of her that wants someone to love her, she's just afraid to let it out.

* a closer look ,

likes : cats, snow, peace and quiet, books, pretending to be someone else, seashells, the color white
dislikes : her father, rain, sunburns, awkward conversations, conversing in general, anything remotely sexual, car rides
quirks : hiding under her hair, sucking on the end of her pen
fears : she is honestly and truly afraid of her father. She's also afraid of dying.
flaws : she's too quiet and anti-social, and she stammers when she's talked to by someone she doesn't know
secrets : her father sexually abuses her, and all she really wants is for someone to save her.

* blast from the past ,

father : Colonel Richard Bennet // 47 // retired army officer/recruiter
mother : Marianne Bennet // 45 // secretary
sisters : Leah Bennet Nolan // 25 // nurse
pets : Bella // calico cat


history :
Colonel Richard Bennet was just a private when he met the love of his life, Marianne. She was 19 at the time, and they fell head over heels for each other. Without much thought into the rest of their lives, they got married just four weeks after meeting each other. Nine months later, their first daughter, Leah was born. Marianne loved her dearly, and the Colonel was fond of her too, when he wasn't away.

It would be nine years before they had their second daughter, Lily Emma. Leah was enchanted by the baby, and treated her just like a doll. The Colonel decided to retire two years after that, to spend more time with his family and recruit other soldiers. It seemed, around that time, that Leah began to get jumpy and strange around everyone. Only a toddler, Lily didn't understand the change in her sister, only knowing that she didn't want to spend as much time with her.

Five years after that, when Lily was seven, she heard a commotion from downstairs while she was playing with her dolls. Her sister, now sixteen, was screaming at her father while her new boyfriend waited in the car outside. As Lily clutched the stair rail, she heard her sister scream "You'll never hurt me again!" and race out the door.

Lily didn't understand why her sister had left, only that she was living with her boyfriend now and wasn't going to come back. It was a year later when she understood. One night as her father was tucking her in at night, he crawled into bed with her and started touching her. As the years went by, the touching turned into much more, eventually escalating to sex.

Lily felt like she couldn't tell anyone. Eventually she confided in her sister, who tried to get her out, but her father threatened to have Leah arrested. Sadly, Lily still lives with her father and mother, who refuses to acknowledge that something's even going on. Recently, the family moved closer to New York City so her father can recruit, and Lily's started a new school. She's terrified that someone will find out, but she's just as terrified that no one ever will.

* the simple things ,

alias : Kelsey
age : seventeen
how'd you find us? : proboards support
secret word : this is the end
roleplay sample :

Joanna's head knocked against the carriage door as she slept through the ride. It was her tenth day in a carriage; she was getting used to the jarring caused by bumpy roads. She had spent more hours in carriages then she cared to think about. She'd spent more lonely nights in boarding houses than she could bear. It simply wasn't fair; not only did she not have a family, but she was being put through this kind of torture to live with a family she barely knew.

As she slept, Joanna clutched a small portrait of her mother. It was one of the keepsakes she'd taken with her when she was told she'd have to leave. Being practical, she knew that she couldn't keep everything. She'd packed hastily the things she knew her mother would be devastated to lose; her silver set, her favorite quilt, her best dress, her pearl necklace. God only knew what Joanna would do with these things, but she felt wrong leaving them. She was at a loss as to what to take of her father's; she'd settled on gold cuff links and his pipe. These things had been packed in one of Joanna's many trunks. She'd had no idea how many things she had until she had to pack them. She only hoped that the Commodore would have enough room for everything.

The Commodore and his family had been on her mind since her parent's death. She had only met the man once, when she was six. She remembered him as being gruff and awkward, but she supposed he couldn't be too awkward if he was a slave owner. Weren't those men supposed to be tough, angry monsters? Somehow she couldn't believe her mother's brother would be that way, but she would have to see. She had very low expectations.

Miss? The carriage driver called into her cabin, waking Joanna suddenly. This is the house he said, before climbing out to help her remove her trunks. Joanna sighed, and looked out the window at the sprawling lawn leading up to the stately white house. She had to say, she was impressed. The Commodore, apparently, had decent taste in houses. She stood, and the driver helped her out of the carriage. She took one light trunk in her hand, and let the driver take the rest.

Climbing up the hills in a long dress was not the most convenient thing, and Joanna was a bit perturbed at the fact that the Commodore had built his house this way, and had not sent someone to help her and this poor man she had employed. Once all of her belongings ended up on the front porch, Joanna payed the man heftily and breathed a deep sigh. It was now or never. She raised her delicate hand and knocked on the door with some force, praying that the Commodore had not forgotten her entirely, leaving her on this porch for God-knew how long in the blazing Carolina heat.

[* joey craemer ,]

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